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One I stop posting, it starts to feel like I shouldn't post until I have something really momentous to say. "You've barely posted in months, you didn't write about X, Y, and Z, but you're going to make a post about trivial topic q? Really?"

That's a large part of why I never restarted Respectful of Otters. I couldn't let myself just post sporadic small things - I couldn't restart unless I was going to make significant posts on a regular basis. With the first one super-awesome-earthshattering, of course, to make restarting justifiable.

So the hell with that. If I go ahead and post a few random trivial things, maybe the spell will be broken and I'll be able to start writing again.

Random trivial thing of the day:

You can easily tell by looking at Colin how many days it's been since we've done laundry.

First day of clean laundry: green and grey striped hoodie.

First few nights of clean laundry: moose hoodie PJs. Yes, he sleeps with the hood up.

Second day of clean laundry: orange hoodie with raccoons on it.

Third day of clean laundry: grey hoodie whose hood doesn't stay up very well, but it is partially redeemed by having a picture of a bulldozer on it.

If Colin is wearing an item of clothing that doesn't have a hood, it's been at least three days since we did laundry. Simple as that.

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Pictures of your children, while random, are never trivial. Signed, a Fond Internet Auntie.

I, for one, heartily approve of adorable kid pictures.

Perfect is the enemy of good. I think a lot of us like good posts, like this one.

Obviously, Colin needs more hoodies.

As far as posting frequencies go, pay particular attention to

txanne and

wcg, for they are Smart People.

I have a similar posting problem - I get out of the habit, and then it feels really hard to get back *in* the habit unless I have Something Profound to say. I haven't quite figured out how to conquer it yet, having no adorable children whose photos I can post.

I could post pictures of my adorable cats. But they have a much more limited wardrobe. (-:

Definitely with you on the posting frequency issue. I think it may be a complication/symptom of Perfectionism Paralysis (in which I don't want to do anything that isn't perfect, so I just don't do anything at all... I think you mentioned Alex having a bit of this in the homeschooling blog, I sympathize so much).

But pictures of your adorable child/ren are always welcome. :)

I just like having news of you, and am a total sucker for photos of the kids, but I don't require them.

I have the same problem, though, even though I don't post much that is elevated or thoughtful in the first place. The longer I go between posts, the more momentous or at least LONG the post that breaks the silence needs to be. I don't at all feel that way about anybody I read. It's peculiar.

P.

I don't think we ever go three days without doing laundry. This doesn't mean we all have enough clean clothes all the time though. It just means we have laundry piles everywhere. I have no idea what to do about it.

PS Have you *seen* my journal? Boooooring trivialities and first-world problems, posted daily for your delectation. Really, don't feel bad.

Ooo, is there a secret to keeping his PJ's dry so he can wear them more than once per cycle? I mean, we have discovered diapers, :) so something beyond that?

Elena used to have a blue sleeveless dress that was always worn the day after laundry (with a shirt layered under in the winter, plain in the summer). She's finally gotten away from that, but it took several years. I'm not sure if it fits her anymore......

He clearly liked hoodies a lot more than I do!

OT -- have you seen Jo's thanks to you in Among Others (http://www.amazon.com/Among-Others-Jo-Walton/dp/076532153X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1298682674&sr=1-1)?

Beka has those exact same moose pajamas, only without a hood.

We were reading Mrs. Tiggy-winkle to her lately (she's only just become safe enough around paper-pages books), and I realized it might be perfect for something relating around one of your history lessons with Alex -- so much of it reminded me (because of most recent exposure) of Edwardian Farm, and the careful walkthrough of all the steps that happen AFTER you get your laundry wet and clean is definitely a blast from the past.